Sand Sifting Creatures?

[Eb0la11]

Just wondering what are some good sand sifting creatures I can add to my reef tank?

Right now I have 2 brittle stars, some nassarius snails, turbo snails, a lawnmower blenny, some BL hermits and 2 clowns. Im just starting out. Thats all Ive got in a 165G tank so far.

[intarsiabox]

There is a sand sifting starfish and sand sifting gobies that work well.

[Eb0la11]

What kind of goby and star? These are reef safe?

[xtreme]

Orange Diamond gobies are good sandsifters.

[Leah]

I have a white sandsifting sea star in my 95 gal

[mike31154]

My female Maroon Clownfish does an exceptional job of excavating the substrate below her anemone.

[Leah]

I also have a Diamond gobie for a week or so my tank was pretty cloudy it has settled done a lot know. Cool fish.

[BlueWorldAquatic]

Brown bar aka dragon goby.

Ken

[Myka]

Be aware that white sand sifting starfish are excellent predators, which means they are very good at stripping the sandbed of most life! Some people don't mind that, others don't want that.

My favourite sand sifters are Rainford's Gobies (also very good algae eaters), and various small Conches (Strawberry, Fighting, Orange Lip, etc). Be aware that Rainford's eat a lot, and will likely never take prepared foods.

[whatcaneyedo]

Sea cucumbers work alright cleaning small areas of the sandbed at a time. I've had a tiger tail for several years without incident.